Day 1: Tuesday 19.06.2018

Time

Issue

Resource person

9 – 9:30

Introduction to the first day session

using the law to advance reproductive rights

Sarita Barpanda

Director, Reproductive  Rights Initiative, Socio-Legal Information Centre

Zahra  Wynne, SLIC

9:30  - 10:00

Keynote Address

Kamla Bhasin

10- 10:30 

Forced Sterilizations. Supreme Court decision in Devika Biswas’ case and its follow up

Adv. Anubha Rastogi &

Y.K Sandhya, Sahayog

 10:30- 11

Discussion

 11- 11:30

Using the law to improve access to information and contraception. PIL filed in the Supreme Court

 Zahra Wynne, SLIC

11:30-12

Discussion

12:00- 12:30  

Obstetric violence and disrespectful care: PIL filed in the Guwahati High Court  

Sarita Barpanda and

Debasmita Ghosh, SLIC

12:30- 1:00

Discussion

1- 1:30

Using the Law to enforce Indian Public Health Standards: PIL filed in the Manipur High Court

Bijit Roy,

 Population Foundation of India

1:30 - 2:00

Discussion

2- 3 pm

Lunch

       3:00  –4:30

           Abortion Rights: The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971,

 Amendment Bills, 2014 and 2017

Medha Gandhi, IPAS

      4:30  – 6:00 

Supreme Court and

High court cases decisions on

Abortion Rights

Dr. Nikhil Datar

      Adv. Sneha Mukherjee, SLIC;       

 Adv. Meenaz Kakalia, SLIC

       Petitioners for safe abortion services

and their experience

        6:00 – 6:30

Discussion

6:30 onwards

Dinner and Film screening and interactive discussion: Something Like a War

Day 2: Wednesday 20.06.2018

Time

Issue

Resource Person

9 – 10

Rape and Sexual Assault: the Criminal Law (Amendments) Act 2013

Adv. Anita Abraham

Dr. Vageshwari Deswal, Prof of Law, Delhi University

10 – 10:30

Discussion

10:30 – 11

Coercive Hysterectomies : use of law

Narendra Gupta,Prayas

K. Akhila, Karnataka Janaarogya Manch

11:00- 11:30

Discussion

11:30- 12:15

The Transgender Judgment of the Supreme Court and Subsequent Developments

Kranti, Sutanuka Bhattacharya, SAPPHO for equality , and Rachana Mudraboyina, Transactivist, Hyderabad

12:15 - 12:30

Discussion

12:30 - 1:00

Maternity Benefits and the Food Security Act

Aditya Srivastava,

Right to Food Campaign

1:00  – 1:30

Discussion

1:30  – 2:30

Lunch

2:30 – 3:30

Violence Against Dalit and Tribal Women: Judgments from the Courts and Legal Strategies 

Manjula Pradeep, Manuski

Rajni Soren, SLIC Chattisgarh

Manisha Mashall, SLIC Haryana

3:30  – 4

Discussion

4 – 5

The Two-child Norm and Government Policies: The Supreme Court decision in Javed’s Case

5 – 5:30

Discussion

5:30 – 6:30

Human Trafficking. Latest Studies and Information for the development of a PIL in the Supreme Court

 Umi Daniel, Aide et Action,

NAWO Odisha and

Jitendra Chaturvedi, DEHAT

 Nirmal Gorana, SLIC

6:30 – 7

Discussion

7 – 8

Surrogacy and the law : critic of the surrogacy regulation bill, 2016

 8 – 8:30 

Discussion

8:30 p.m. 

Dinner and Film Screening and Interactive Discussion: India’s Daughter

Day 3: Thursday 21.06.2018

Time

Issue

Resource Person

9 – 9:30

9:30 – 10:30

The Triple Talaq Judgment

Personal Law and the Constitution

The Uniform Civil Code

Adv. Mihir Desai

10 – 11

Discussion

11 – 12

Acid Attacks : Court Decisions

Shaheen Malik, SLIC

Survivors of Acid Attack

12 – 12:30

Discussion

12: 30 – 1:30

Lunch

1:30 – 8

Trip to the beach

8 – 9

Dinner

9 onwards

Musical Instrument Session: Bring Your Own

Day 4: Friday 22.06.18

Time

Issue

Resource Person

9 – 10

Women in Prisons and those Incarcerated in Public Institutions: the use of PILs

Adv. Anu Narula,

10 –10:30

Discussion

10:30 – 11:30

Legal Defence of Defenders

Neha Dixit, Independent Journalist

Malini Subramaiam

11:30 – 12 

Discussion

12 – 12:30

Women and Farmer Suicides

Kavitha Kuruganti, Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture (ASHA)

12:30 – 1

Discussion

1 – 2

Lunch

2 – 2:30

Violence against Refugee Women

Advocates Fazal & Deepak SLIC

2:30  – 3

Discussion

3 – 3:30

Women’s Reservation in Local Bodies: the NMA Case

Rosemary Dzuvichu,  Naga Mothers Association

Brinda (Manipur)

3:30 – 4

Discussion

4 – 4:30

Women with Disabilities

Nidhi Goel, Human Rights Watch

Amba Solelkar, Equals - Centre for Social Justice

Dr. Asha Bajpai, Professor, TISS Mumbai

Sarita to coordinate

4:30 – 5

Discussion

5 – 6

Film Screening and Interactive Discussion: Women with Disabilities

Day 5: 23.06.2018

Time

Issue

Resource Person

9 – 9:30

Sexual Harassment at the Workplace and Universities

Shewli , TISS

9:30 – 10

Discussion

10 – 10:30

Domestic violence and the use of law

K. Ajitha,

 Anweshi, Kerala

Gayatri Sharma,

Women Power Connect

10:30 – 11

Discussion 

11 – 11:30

Dowry as a violence against women :

the Use of Law

11:30 – 12

Discussion

12 – 12:30 

 How to do a PIL

Mihir Desai

12:30 – 1

Discussion

1 – 2 

Lunch

2 – 3

Manual Scavenging : Judgements from the Courts and Legal Strategies for PILs

Eddie Premdas, CHSJ

3 – 3:30

Discussion

3:30 - 4:00

Witch Hunting: a Situational Analysis, leading towards the development of a PIL in the Supreme Court

Afreen, Monalisa

SLIC

4:00- 4:30

Survivors speak

Survivors of Witch Hunting

(Jyoti+3)

4:30 - 5:30

Khap Panchayat and Honor Killings

Manisha Mashall, SLIC

Manjula Pradeep Manushki

Ravi Kant, Shakti Vahini

5:30 - 6:00

Discussion

6:00 - 7:00

Women in Conflict Zones: Cases and Legal strategies

Soni Sori, Chattisgarh

Brinda, Extra Judicial Committee

7:00- 8:00

Discussion

 8 – 8:30

List of PILs proposed during the sessions

Plan of action for research, advocacy and trainings.

Sarita Barpanda, SLIC

Discussion

8:30 

Dinner along with late evening music and poetry.